Inspectah Deck On His Wu-Tang ‘Triumph’ Verse - The Definitive Story | People's Party Clip

[@ARIF74]

Deck is a lyrical tank, and a humble man.

[@MrLoyalty3]

True Indeed!

[@buffyshillings3138]

Spot on description 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@uproxx]

LYRICAL TANK = excellent phrase.

[@rustyjames2202]

Best song starter in Hip Hop.

[@jawsjawsjawsjaws]

Well said

[@koreysylver9276]

I will never forget hearing “I bomb atomically, Socrates philosophies and hypothesis..” for the first time. My mind was blown. And the whole Wu killed it, but Deck’s verse is just an amazing stand out.

[@bigbadtrucks8514]

Facts! I listened to that jawn back to back trying to overstand it

[@Rex4sure6425]

You want your best soldiers upfront. Making him go first was genius

[@johnnyonthespot1704]

Masterpiece! Every member murdered their verse!

[@tsmith7294]

That shit made me step my pen game up. Him big pun that vocabulary made me open a dictionary for ammo

[@theduckfromthejoke152]

That made em all work harder

[@adriansmith4064]

Inspectah Deck Lyrical One of the Greatest MCs who kills it on any Hip Hop track

[@uproxx]

Murders a verse and sends for the hearse.

[@SamarIqbal1-2-1]

@@uproxx Wuuuuuu! 😊

[@stuartmccormick3977]

GZA taught Deck rhyme structure. Those two are as sharp as it gets. Everybody should peep GZA featuring Inspectah Deck 'Sparring Minds'.

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

Deck doesn't rhyme like gza he uses multi syllable rhyme schemes gza doesn't

[@LivewyreTheCyborg]

@@dassolosyndikat5113 Yeah he of course crafted his own style, but I do believe I remember him saying GZA was the one who taught him how to structure rhymes

[@stuartmccormick3977]

@@LivewyreTheCyborg Yeah man, I remember back in the day GZA had a really thorough interview where he even went into detail about his battle with Jay-Z. Wish I could find it, but no such luck.

[@TheExclusiveOne720]

Sparring Minds is an absolute GEM, nice to know some people actually know REAL hot tracks

[@stuartmccormick3977]

@@TheExclusiveOne720 Man, Legend Of The Liquid Sword is one of my favorite albums. I feel like that project is super underrated. The creativity on that album is incredible!

[@chrisbranch662]

INS has some of the best verses ever Triumph, Da Mystery of Chess Boxing, Guillotines, etc..Dude is a master wordsmith

[@luciousthomas6141]

People never talk about his verse on Guillotine.....Poisonous!

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

Deck is my favorite rapper he inspired me the most i try to rhyme like him

[@MrIncognito2020]

Facts

[@MrIncognito2020]

And let’s not forget CREAM

[@LivewyreTheCyborg]

Assassination Day. Let's just be real, he always had killer verses on every song he was on.

[@Ridikuluzt]

The intro into “Triumph” gotta be a one of the most legendary first verses in hip hop history! Hands down! Inspectah Deck killed it! Absolute classic!

[@hannibal090]

The Rebel INS is one of the MOST underrated lyricists ever. He should buy pillowcases, pajamas and comforters for all those that sleep on him.

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

The most slept on he better than nas to me listen closely to his lyrics he says alot check his album manifesto an unheard underrated album

[@220love07]

Tupac was a hater for taking him off I got my mind made up.. Luckily it's on youtube

[@lifestraight]

@@dassolosyndikat5113 I've made that comparison too. In the 90s he was just as good as Nas or Jay if not better. Specifically between 95-97. Don't get me wrong he was a beast in 93 as well.

[@donaldsawyer2618]

Yeah he and GZA🔥🔥🔥👏👏. I don't understand but I do. They are too overwhelming. People rather hear rappers that all sound the same.

[@SavitTheGoalie]

The killer bee army love the insecktah

[@samuelblinne6040]

Deck on triumph was amazing

[@uproxx]

Right? Just smashed it.

[@purposepassionandlovetv863]

Yeah and the verse on Gang Starr's "Above The Clouds "

[@leevancleef4124]

Thank you soo much Talib for bringing these legend infront of the camera. People’s Party is such a treasure during the virus! 🙏🏼 Peace to everyone of you & stay tuned for the hole interview Love from germany 🇩🇪 ❤️

[@uproxx]

So glad that it's resonating! Are you subscribed?

[@ThirtyThreeHipHop]

@@uproxx Are you subscribed to Thirty-Three Hip Hop? I think my latest show can add a new spin on your growing video catalogue. Let's collaborate.

[@priztucker]

Possibly the greatest Rap Verse of all time. An immaculate conception.

[@DeathWithinTenSteps]

Those soul vocals that back up U-Gods verse give me so much goosebumps

[@nathanmasi1931]

And then that small shift in the beat when he goes "the jungle junkie!

[@Righteousone18]

@@nathanmasi1931 vigilante tantrum/ death kiss catwalk, squeeze another anthem

[@landismithCOJ]

One of the best opening verses

[@thekid4449]

“Perpendicular to the square” RZA’s delivery for that line is priceless😂.

[@briancromartie3149]

"My bees travel like a vortex "

[@knutt81]

" Through your spine, to da top ov ya cerebral cortex."

[@Robo311Star]

Thank you. Never forget they put that man on 50 worst rappers of all time. Who's with me on finding out who did that and beating the s*** out of them?

[@thekid4449]

@@Robo311Star Me✋ the RZA disrespect as a emcee is crazy

[@Dee_Nice89]

​@@knutt81 Make you feel like you bust a nut from raw sex Enter through your right ventricle clog up your bloodstream Now terminal like Grand Central Station Program fat baselines on Novation Getting drunk like a fuck, I'm ducking five-year probation

[@c3mi979]

It's crazy cuz his flow matches the beat so perfectly you would swear he wrote that verse while hearing that beat

[@vektheartist]

Deck’s known for a good amount of opening verses of the Clan “Protect Ya Neck”, “Guillotine (Swordz)”, “Triumph”, “For Heaven Sake”, etc. But that dude can CLOSE a track on a high note too like “Duel of the Iron Mic” and “Cold World” those verses were NASTY...especially the first one 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@LT-tv9tr]

Cold Word verse is immaculate 🔥🔥🔥

[@jamaaldavis7907]

​@@LT-tv9tr 💯🔥🔥

[@kingschultz7058]

Wu Tang is the essence of hip hop! “We form like Voltron” ~ Method Man

[@tomfurlong3491]

That's rakwone

[@supremewunder1906]

I love Deck because he rarely curses in his rhymes.

[@noble7461]

No need when one can express ones self with eloquence

[@deezy81]

Yeah, Genius and Masta Killa are great at that..

[@adamgordon2572]

Meth is getting that way too 🔥

[@supremewunder1906]

@@adamgordon2572 .....Mef is on my top 5

[@pagola]

because he is a student of rakim...and he is lyrically capable

[@Nigmatics]

One of, if not the most underrated MC in the game. Deck’s pen game is insane and got flows for days. He unfortunately caught a raw deal with that flood in RZA’s basement which destroyed all the beats to his first solo album. Smh.

[@DermDZL1]

Hopefully, he still got those rhymes. Because, if that's the case, then he should spit those rhymes to some of RZA's best unreleased beats. There's still hope.....

[@rubski-ds9yc]

Uncontrolled substance is a classic

[@OWXMUSIC]

Even Wu members know how dope Deck is, he makes them go get a fresh pen and pad and rewrite their verses

[@killerra]

I remember in some long lost magazine interview they talked about the reaction in the room when Deck started recording his verse to Play IV Keeps on Tical 2000 as he ripped off, "I move like Mad Max across the wasteland, one hand holds the head of the last brave man / Made man, Cuban Link chain of command... " Had all the Wu-Tang and Mobb Deep members in attendance SHOOk hahahahha

[@FreezeInfinite]

​@@killerra that's amazing. Imagine being able to keep the Wu AND Mobb Deep on their toes with your verses.

[@TallicaMan1986]

I love when they mention Killarmy or Sunz of Man.

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

They deserve to be mentioned

[@AlphaDwg]

One of the greatest verses ever and he didn’t use one curse word. Didn’t even say nigga. It was definitely a masterclass

[@TheSstretch68]

DECK STAY UNDERRATED!!!!!!!! He is an incredible emcee

[@Rcchristmas7887]

That verse has always been in my head since I fell in love with the song/video/album...WU Forever

[@theophilusjones6024]

I smoke on the mic like smokin Joe Frazier.... 👀 he always opens up going crazy with his verses

[@theophilusjones6024]

@HOSTILE MGTOW I know it is... AUTOCORRECT ALWAYS MESSIN UP SOMETHIN

[@dawb86]

@Theophilus Jones "Poisonous paragraphs smash your phonograph in half, it be the Inspectah Deck on the warpath..."

[@rubski-ds9yc]

I always wanted a deck gza and masta killa album all them 3 together 1 full album.

[@WhoTheHellIsHarvy]

Deck is in my top 5 lyricists of all time. Dude is so underrated and one of the realest guys out there. Everything he's done is absolutely amazing, every verse, every album, just crazy shit. All the Czarface albums are so damn addictive to listen to.

[@jav3134]

Definitely one of the greatest verses of all time. Still know the shit by heart

[@taurknuckles7353]

Kweli was about to start spittin the verse mid interview lmaoooo

[@uproxx]

His memory for bars is AMAZING.

[@dostovan5142]

Hahaha

[@grownmantravels]

Dude’s verse on GZA’s DUEL OF THE IRON MIC 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

[@danieladdison2481]

Peace to the God InspectahDeck Rebel Ins

[@TheDmented01]

Those bars that was on touch, only hit a few people, but when he drop it on Triumph, it blew up on a massive scale. That's something special.

[@luciousthomas6141]

His verse on Guillotine off that Cuban Linux too.........Poisonous!

[@jggraphx]

I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses Can't define how I be dropping these mockeries Lyrically perform armed robbery Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me Battle-scarred Shogun, explosion when my pen hits tremendous Ultraviolet shine blind forensics I inspect you through the future see millennium Killa Beez sold fifty gold, sixty platinum Shackling the masses with drastic rap tactics Graphic displays melt the steel like blacksmiths Black Wu jackets, Queen Beez ease the guns in Rumble with patrolmen, tear gas laced the function Heads by the score take flight, incite a war Chicks hit the floor, die hard fans demand more Behold the bold soldier, control the globe slowly Proceeds to blow, swinging swords like Shinobi Stomp grounds and pound footprints in solid rock Wu got it locked, performing live on your hottest block

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

The perfect verse, for me.

[@demaification]

One of the greatest rapper versus of all-time in the hip hop game it's a damn shame people don't even rap like that anymore what happened to Hip Hop

[@Teddybreezy]

That's insane...

[@stephenstuckey]

As the world turns, i spread like germs.....meth comes in....

[@tommybrown2038]

Classic 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@AdmRu432]

Dead Ass.... One of THE GREATEST VERSES OF ALL TIME 🔥🔥🔥 ... That boy ain't lyin'

[@orlokvisurit7134]

Just 2 legends talking true hip hop....you blessed us!🙏🏼👑❤

[@uproxx]

G R A T I T U D E

[@ArtisanWindchimes]

Inspectah Deck's verse on Triumph, Cappadonna's verse on Winter Warz and Holocaust aka War Cloud's verse on Silk Worm are the top 3 verses when it comes to Wu Tang collabs.

[@uproxx]

Speak on it!

[@steve.santiago]

Deck’s verse on Hells Wind Staff, Ghost’s verse on Investigative Reports, Meth’s second verse on Shadow boxing...

[@jamaaldavis6456]

@@steve.santiago ghost verse in impossible..c'mon 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@columbusohio72]

Yes how original. The same ones EVERYONE mentions

[@jamaaldavis6456]

@@columbusohio72 what's ur take ..smart ass..

[@CS-OTT]

Deck is one of the greatest to ever do it!

[@run4fun682]

This song holds a special place in my heart man...that verse blew my mind! I was waiting so long for this album for so long. When that video came out on Rap City I went nutts!

[@keithkelly4106]

I remember the first time I heard this verse and saw the video as a kid...I damn near shed a tear

[@bigdaddypiggy]

I think INS is the most underrated overlooked slept on member of the Wu.....he’s so smooth that he can easily be overlooked with all those different personalities but to me he’s got the ultimate NYC MC role down pat & the new CZARFACE is crazy.....nothing but love & respect from the DMV/Baltimore area 🖤🕺🏼💥🎉🔊🥶🎼💣☠️💙🤘🏻

[@BriantheLionNZ]

Totally agree. My favourite verse of all time, the timing, the accents on words or syllables middle of a line, the humour, hit me hard enough to go looking for his photo, his videos, his entire catalogue and it doesnt age, I still love it, about a million plays later. So dam good. Fan from New Zealand

[@jaimemartinez2528]

OMG!! This major! 2 of my favorite emcees ever. Talib and Deck! I can't wait until Monday. Thank you Uproxx

[@YuccaEvergreen]

For me it tells a lot when you don't even understand the language (as a non-english origin) and you're still blown away just because of the cadence and the rhyming on top of that beat... I learned his verse even I didn't have any idea wtf was going on. It was immediately and still is one of my favorite hip-hop tracks and especially Deck's verse in the beginning!

[@paychexx]

Man...this is one of them verses, you will remember forever...I know live in concert that shit sounds amazing, let the whole crowd rap ya verse?! I can't imagine the type of dopamine rush that releases...Shout to Dek, and Uproxx for keeping Hip Hop Alive...

[@yeshua7238]

I love how in interviews he sounds so subdued, as if he's saving all his energy for a verse

[@vicvega24]

Inspectah Deck deserved to be more famous as a rapper/MC

[@TejanoMusicLover79]

I Always Felt That Decks Verse On Gang Starrs Above The Clouds Was Better Than His Verse On Triumph

[@BlackDotLiving]

Wow straight classic “TRIPLE XTRA LARGE// WILD LIKE ROCK STARS WHO SMASH GUITARS

[@Rcchristmas7887]

Equal

[@TheExclusiveOne720]

They are even verses but a slightly better verse than BOTH of those from a "substance" standpoint: -A Better Tomorrow -Heaterz

[@TheExclusiveOne720]

His verse on A Better Tomorrow is probably his best verse on that album

[@vandl107]

That's a tough call... Classic

[@marcusfonseca3759]

top verse of ALL versus...PERIOD

[@Magnificent-qr4rn]

That verse was a real Solid verse 💯... FACTS!!!! Deck always spitting knowledge with a touch of Flare...

[@sleepleZZZV3]

Thanks for this!

[@iwillnever4getu]

one of the best verses ever.. i remember always rapping it randomly in school and friends would jump in and rap it with me u just couldnt help it

[@johncooney93]

Triumph, Above the Clouds, Play IV Keeps, CREAM, Sparring Minds, etc etc etc...Deck is an elite MC and a legendary lyricist.

[@blackpixels]

Man... thanks for this one... been a Wu fan since they dropped 36 Chambers.... Rebel INS' story behind how that came about was appreciated... Peace.

[@conrob74roberts69]

Bomb atomicly Socrates Philosophy hypothesis. SAY IT AGAIN

[@uproxx]

YESSSSS!

[@GonjaSensai]

S/O to Deck, I been sleeping on those Czarface albums.

[@oldwalt4645]

If you're a fan of pure, no frills lyricism the Czarface projects are a must listen. You'll find yourself constantly rewinding saying "Damn did he just say that?"

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

The first czarface album was the best

[@nl5h]

They are good and their concept is awesome as they did follow ups with doom and ghostface.

[@johnblumeraitis2475]

Czarface the main reason i fuck with R.A. the Rugged Man! I was also sleeping on Esoteric for many years, dude can spit

[@vvolfflovv]

legendary verse

[@AYATOLLAHBEATS]

Truly An Honor To Produce Music For Both Of These Hip Hop Juggernauts Talib Kweli And Inspectah Deck👍🎶Ayatollah....Peep "The Movement" Album.

[@uproxx]

That's awesome!

[@johncooney93]

Tollah...YOU are an underrated producer. Love your beats, especially your work with Cormega

[@AYATOLLAHBEATS]

@@johncooney93 👍🎶👌

[@LivewyreTheCyborg]

"I move through the third world, my third eye's the guiding light/Invite the fight, we all die tonite/The life I live, the 25 to life bid/Parole reneged, I stroll the globe fugitive"

[@jordynducksauce8364]

“no time to freeze, undercovers ease up in Grand Prixs And seize packages and pocket the currency Cliques control strips full clips are sprayed Yellow tape barricades sidewalks where bodies lay Madness strikes at twelve o’clock midnight”-Inspectah deck a🐐

[@Gemini3K]

That verse is a thing of beauty. So much so that I tear up when I recite it from time to time.

[@dubswirl3082]

I love hearin shit like this… how someone felt at the time they were making a masterpiece and what was going on around them. it makes me wanna listen to it again, but now I’m listening to it from a different perspective thinking bout what went into it. Deck’s verse on that is legendary tho fasho.

[@KahlilCooper]

I STILL LISTEN TO UNCONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. GIVE THIS MAN HIS FLOWERS !!!! ONE OF THE NICEST MC'S 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Jzarecta]

INS had always dropped incredible rhymes. The cold world rhyme, the Gangstarr verse, even that Pete rock verse. Incredibly flow.

[@Aaron_Somers]

There will NEVER be another Wu-Tang,. A moment in time , a perfect storm for all these MCs to combine together and form a super group of lyrical talent . Production, Lyrics, Swagger and persona. The epitome of pure Hip Hop.

[@lordmartin6134]

that one verse got me into his music honestly the best intro rap verse of a Time

[@obriantucker2256]

"Triumph" billions of years from now. When our host Sun has went SuperNova. And humanity has settled distant worlds. If there are records that are kept. Triumph will still be regarded as one of the best hiphop records ever to be produced by humankind. Hands down!

[@michaelkretchmer9859]

My favorite wu tang song ever

[@uproxx]

It's a classic

[@SparkyTakedown]

INS one of the most underrated lyricists of all time. Matter fact alot of the wu cats don't get the singular recognition because they were primarily associated with a group. But GZA and INS on my list of top emcees ever. Matter of fact I re-liztenwd to GZA "labels" today and I was blown away. In every line he mentions the name of a real record label and stays rhyming!

[@diesel101raw]

GOAT Verse. NO Rapper could have killed Deck on that song.

[@uproxx]

It's truly special.

[@garry439ify]

THIS IS BIG YOU GOT ONE OF THE MOST UNDERATED EMCEE IN THE GAME REBEL INS ONE OF MY BEST EMCEE THAT EVER BLESSED THE GAME PEACE FOR THIS INTERVIEW KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK RESPECT TO THE REBEL INS 🙌

[@BlackDotLiving]

The REBEL INS BLESS ME ROLLED ME THREE BAGS OF SESS!!!

[@GermaineGill]

When I first heard this verse it was amazing And it gets even better Over the years And I’ve played it an uncountable amount of times 😆

[@blubastud]

Stomp grounds and pound footprints in solid rock...bruh...that line....i promise it still makes me make that stank face, lol.

[@jsmak7617]

Yesss. Can't wait to watch this.

[@uproxx]

It's got GEMS

[@SamarIqbal1-2-1]

@@uproxx You got me and everyone (buzzing) with such delight! 😉😎

[@therep3410]

The Intro On His Spitting Flow Is Iconic. In History.

[@daryljohnson643]

we gotta prop our legends up high and keep them up there because they deserve it!!! shout out to Deck and the whole Wu and everybody from the 90s Golden Era 💯 u had to be there!

[@tr377723]

That verse was something beyond comprehension. High science...Perfect verse.

[@LivewyreTheCyborg]

Rollie Fingers is one of the best lyricists ever. He doesn't get the credit he deserves, because The Wu had great MCs all through it, plus some more charismatic characters. But this man's wordplay was so fluid and flawless.

[@NostGold]

'I move like Mad Max across the wasteland, one hand holds the head of the last brave man, made man Cuban link chain of command...' Inspectah was the nicest after Gza imo.

[@futurekings7730]

..... We certified fam/hot like Sahara sands/my live team turn the club to a crime scene/high beam flash/promoters die behind C.R.E.A.M... My second fav Deck verse of all time, he bodies every track he spits on!!

[@NostGold]

@@futurekings7730 💯💥💥

[@funkynigerian8886]

WE PLAY IV KEEPS

[@DTecksVision]

I wish I was there for the Wu Tang forever sessions I've heard some epic stories and this one just adds to it 🔥🔥

[@sabarasts]

Real recognize real, Talib and Inspectah Deck are 2 of the most underrated MCs of all time

[@Rayneman215]

One of the humblest dopiest emcees ever he is what hip hop is supposed to be. Salute and bless Dek

[@tonyt1551]

I love his Czarface stuff. The music is a bit more relaxed and playful than Wu but Deck goes just as hard

[@uproxx]

We chat about that in the full interview!

[@bigsisandlittlesiscarter6746]

My favorite song of all time

[@justjuangoodcitizen4297]

Fuck that Deck verse on "Triumph", greatest verse in hip hop history!

[@bladebrown3754]

In my opinion... it is hands down the greatest verse In rap history...

[@oldwalt4645]

I love how Talib refers to Deck's verse on Triumph as a Masterclass on Lyricism. I actually think of another song Deck is on as well, Czarface's "Forever People", as a masterclass in lyricism. Inspectah Deck is criminally underrated, his pen game is exemplary.

[@LivewyreTheCyborg]

Deck is just a masterclass on lyricism period

[@uproxx]

Co-sign.

[@BladeTheAnomaly]

His verse on Gang Starr's "Above the Clouds" is right up there as well imo!

[@Powerule23]

One of the all-time great verses.

[@jaimebarba619]

THE REBEL INS! Man dude is a monster. Uncontrolled substance is the most underrated wu album.

[@cedrichamlover7937]

That Triumph instrumental was next level.. Remember it came out in 97!

[@FOUR2NINE2011]

A true MC.. he’s so underrated it’s an actual tragedy..

[@james441]

Top 5 verses ever. On his day, inspectah is the best in wu tang in my opinion.

[@bigpat1003]

Even the whole track is one of the best of all time

[@calbog1990]

Above the Clouds, Deck, and GURU, and Guillotine Swords was absolutely fire!

[@bhill005]

It's not even funny how underrated of an MC Deck is. Real ones know

[@sinamisohlongwane6556]

All the way in South Africa and I really appreciate the legend of the Wu.🔥🔥🔥

[@LuizGustavo-sl3hd]

Uncontrolled Substance

[@ArtisanWindchimes]

Word on the Street

[@adamgordon2572]

“ Lovin You “ 🔥🔥

[@silvanoramos8807]

9th Chamber

[@williamperrone5828]

GREAT ALBUM

[@LivewyreTheCyborg]

Show and Prove

[@dawb86]

I have to correct you brother Kweli. Deck's verse on "Triumph" is UNQUESTIONABLY one of the greatest verses of all time. It's ARGUABLY the greatest OPENING VERSE of a posse track of all time... 💯🙏🏾

[@seinenwax94jr9]

What's even more dope is that Deck's verse on Triumph doesn't even sound out of place on Tony Touch's version where its the Shadowboxin instrumental.

[@delmarwilson8898]

Listening to made history. Deck went in on the Triumph.

[@kurstone04]

Salute Big Rebel INS.. my fav Wu member and one of my top 10 MCs. Much love from the South Pacific King.